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16-letter words containing a, c

  • across the board — If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
  • across-the-board — applying to all employees, members, groups, or categories; general: The across-the-board pay increase means a raise for all employees.
  • acrylic painting — a painting done with pigments in a solution of an acrylic resin: it dries quickly with a brilliance and depth comparable to those of both watercolor and oil paints
  • act of indemnity — an act of Parliament granting exemption to public officers from technical penalties that they may have been compelled to incur
  • actinobacillosis — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions, esp of the tongue
  • actinodermatitis — dermatitis from exposure to radiation, esp ultraviolet light or X-rays
  • actinopterygians — Plural form of actinopterygian.
  • action committee — a group of people who come together to organize and supervise others who are fighting for a particular cause or carrying out a particular task
  • action potential — a localized change in electrical potential, from about –70 mV to +30 mV and back again, that occurs across a nerve fibre during transmission of a nerve impulse
  • activated carbon — a porous highly adsorptive form of carbon used to remove colour or impurities from liquids and gases, in the separation and extraction of chemical compounds, and in the recovery of solvents
  • activated sludge — a mass of aerated precipitated sewage added to untreated sewage to bring about purification by hastening decomposition by microorganisms
  • activation order — an instruction to create, mobilize, or organize a unit
  • active directory — (operating system)   A directory service from Microsoft Corporation, similar in concept to Novell Netware Directory Services, that also integrates with the user organisation's DNS structure and is interoperable with LDAP. Active Directory is included in Windows 2000.
  • active transport — a process by which molecules are enabled to pass across a membrane from a region in which they are in a low concentration to one of high concentration; this requires the expenditure of energy in metabolism and is assisted by carrier proteins, commonly referred to as pumps
  • activity holiday — a type of holiday in which holiday-makers can take part in many different organized activities, esp sports
  • add to the check — If you add an item or expense to the check at a restaurant or hotel, you put an extra charge onto a customer's bill to charge for an additional service they have used.
  • additive process — a photographic process in which the desired colours are produced by adding together appropriate proportions of three primary colours
  • adiadochokinesia — the inability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
  • adiadochokinesis — the inability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
  • adirondack chair — a sturdy armchair for outdoor use, made of wide wooden slats, with a sloping back and a seat often slanting down toward it.
  • adjective clause — a relative clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, as the clause that I told you about in This is the book that I told you about and who saw us in It was she who saw us.
  • adjective phrase — An adjective phrase or adjectival phrase is a group of words based on an adjective, such as 'very nice' or 'interested in football.' An adjective phrase can also consist simply of an adjective.
  • adjustable-pitch — (of a marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed while the propeller is stationary, chiefly to suit various conditions of navigation or flight.
  • administratrices — Plural form of administratrix.
  • admitting office — an office in a hospital where administrative staff carry out the procedures necessary to admit a patient to the hospital
  • adventure racing — a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines, often running, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering
  • advice columnist — An advice columnist is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.
  • advisory teacher — a teacher who visits schools to advise teachers on curriculum developments within a particular subject area
  • aerotherapeutics — the treatment of disease by the use of air, esp. by exposing patients to changes in atmospheric pressure
  • aesthetic labour — workers employed by a company for their appearance or accent, with the aim of promoting the company's image
  • aestheticisation — Act or process of aestheticising.
  • aestheticization — Alternative form of aestheticisation.
  • affaire de coeur — an affair of the heart; love affair
  • affectionateness — The state or quality of being affectionate.
  • affluent society — a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
  • african american — a black American of African descent.
  • african elephant — a type of elephant that is native to Africa
  • african honeybee — killer bee.
  • african mahogany — any of several African trees of the meliaceous genus Khaya, esp K. ivorensis, that have wood similar to that of true mahogany
  • african marigold — a tropical American plant, Tagetes erecta, cultivated for its yellow or orange flower heads and strongly scented foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
  • african wild dog — a mottled dog of Africa, Lycaon pictus
  • african-american — African-Americans are black people living in the United States who are descended from families that originally came from Africa.
  • african-canadian — a Canadian of African descent
  • age of innocence — a novel (1920) by Edith Wharton.
  • agency agreement — an agreement between a business and an agent appointed to promote its interests
  • agreed procedure — an official set of guidelines of the steps that should be followed in the event of a dispute between two parties, esp in arbitration between employee and employer
  • agricultural ant — harvester ant.
  • air conditioning — Air conditioning is a method of providing buildings and vehicles with cool dry air.
  • air vice-marshal — a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a rear admiral in the Royal Navy
  • aircraft carrier — An aircraft carrier is a warship with a long, flat deck where aircraft can take off and land.
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